Oil-vaporizer.



F. W. SCHNEIDER.

OIL VAPORIZER. APPLICATION FILED 153.15, 1915.

l, MSOS. Panted July I3, 1915.

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@ed Schneide? FRED W. SCHNEDER, F CLAY CENTER, OHTJ.

OIL-VPORIZEB.

Specification of Letters Patent. Pai-,gutted July 1L?, E915.

Application led February 15, 1915. Serial No, 8,1633.

' speciiication, reference being had therein to cation of movable parts.

the accompanying drawings.

This invention relates to the vaporization of 1 lubricant particularly heavy oils, and the object of my invention is to provide positive and reliable means, in a manner as hereinafter' set forth, for vaporizing or atomizing oils whereby the same can be economically used to insure a thorough lubri- A further object of his invention is to provide a vaporizing apparatus wherein novel means is employed for causing a lubricating oil to flow in a sinuous or tortuous- 'path whereby it can be repeatedly vsubjected to the action of steam for vaporizing purposes or to the action of air for atomizing purposes, in either instance, the lubricant being thoroughly disintegrated whereby it may be carried in suspension to the walls of a cylinder or movable parts adapted to be lubricated.

I attain the above and other objects by a simple, durable, and inexpensive vaporizing apparatus that will be hereinafter specifically described and then claimed, and reference will now be had to the drawing, where- Figure 1 is a vertical cross sectional view of the apparatus, and Figs. 2 and 3 are vertical transverse sectional views of the same,

looking in opposite directions.

An apparatus in accordance with this in.

vention comprises a rectangular or oblong casing l. The top of the casing is provided with a steam supply pipe 2 and the bottom of the casing with a steam and lubricant outlet pipe 3 adapted to extend to a cylinder or vpart to be lubricated (not shown.) A wall l of the casing has the inner side thereof provided with inclined trays or troughs 5 and 6,- th'e trays 5 being inclined the reverse of the trays 6 and staggered with relationI to said trays, whereby lubricating oil deposited in the uppermosttray gradually flows from one tray to another and traverses a sinuous or tortuous passage before reaching the bottom of the casing. 'With the trays 5 and 6 of considerable length and at a slight inf clination considerable time is consumed in lubricant flowing from-the upper end of the casing to the lower end thereof,'and Ait is during this period of time that the lubricant porized. v

Lubricant is admitted to the uppermost tray 5 through the medium of a supply pipe 7 at the upper end of the wall 4 and as steam enters the casing from the pipe '2, the steam impinges the lubricant upon the trays, also inclined deflectors 8, carried by the innerside lof a wall 9 ofthe casing. The defiectors 8 as shown in Fig. l3, -are the'same width `as the wall 9 and by reference to Fig. l, it will be observed that the deflectors vary in length. This is in order that steam may. im pinge each deflector and the steam be directed toward the inclined trays 5 and 6. By contacting with the lubricant in the trays` the steam'becomes saturated with the lubricant and carries the same into suspen' sion to the cylinder receiving the steam. This vaporization of the lubricant continues as long as steam and lubricant are admitted to the casing and since the action is automatic, the apparatus onlytneeds attention for cleaning purposes. By regulating the. admissionvof steam, oil or other lubricant to the uppermost tray 5, the lubricant is caused to flow in a very thin film over the trays. The steam beingbrought into direct contact with this thin layer of lubricant will quickly and thoroughly vaporize -it and when carried into a'cylinder by the steam, it is equallyvdistributed upon the walls of the cylinder, thus insuring a thorough lubrication without .one part of the cylinder be ing lubricated more than another part.

One embodiment of my invention has been illustrated, but it is to be understood that the structural elements are -suscept'l such variations and modificatie within the sccpe 'of the appende -What l claim is: y l. vaporizing apparatus comprising a casing having the top thereof provided with a steam inlet and the bottom thereof with a steam outlet, a lubricant supply pipe in comvcasing and adapted to receive lubricant from lthe supply pipe thereof, and means' at the l 60 is subjected to. the action of steam and vaf '1 opposite side of said casing. adapted toile-l iect Steam onto said traits to Vaporize the lubricant :flowing thereo 2. A. vaporizing apparatljs comprising a casing adapted to receive ,'euaam and a lubricant, staggereolly arranged trays at one side ont said. casing aclaptedf'to receive lubricant' and cause the same/toi flow in a thin film, and means for defle'eting steam onto said trays to vaporize lubricant thereon.

3. A'vaporizing: apparatus comprising a casing having the top thereoffprovicd with `aA steam inlet and the bottom thereof 'with a i' 'Steam outlet, a lubricant supply pipe in communication With the upper end of said casing at one side thereof, inclined geredly arranged trays carriedf-tn'y the side or said casing and adapted to receive i bricant from said supply pipe and cause the same to travel in a thin ilm to the bottom 

